PIIA PUNTOLA PORTFOLIO
A Sustainability Consultant and Story Editor ambitiously working towards a greener film industry with a bigger positive impact
and a more hopeful future.
I'm a producer and screenwriter turned a sustainability consultant and story editor, dedicated to turning good narratives into truly impactful ones, while advocating for greener production practices in the industry as a whole. On the ground-level, that means helping productions to reduce their environmental impact with practical first-hand experience in the green production methods and footprint calculation. For wider impact reaching out to audiences, I work with writers, directors, and producers to develop stories and shift narratives to better contribute to something most of us need right now: a believable vision of a world worth building.
We can stop repeating the narratives of our current extractive system and start cultivating the values and mindsets that are foundational to a better tomorrow. The emerging system is already here, we just need to normalise it. With climate narratives we can demonstrate possible futures and show how to get there.
"If climate isn't in your story, it's science fiction."
Selected Producing portfolio
MAUVE
Katrine Eichberger / Telling Stories Productions (AT/DE), in development
IN DEVELOPMENT.
Working with filmmaker Katrine Eichberger and Telling Stories Productions in story development and production consulting for a feature, romantic dramedy, MAUVE.
DINNER WITH CHARLIE
Sauli Tvaltvadze (FI), 2026
Working with the story in development and production of the second short film by filmmaker and media artist Sauli Tvaltvadze. A timely look into parasocial relationships and solitude.
suURI SEIKKAILU
Nelonen, S01, 2024
Producing the resurrection of the legendary adventure format. Re-inventing the concept to fit the current expectations, while bringing sustainability to its core - in content and in practice.
ARKTINEN RETKIKUNTA
Warner Bros. Discovery, S01, 2023
Producing and screenwriting a new impact-driven television series set on the glaciers of Greenland with the aim of raising conversation about the climate crisis among wider public.
other producing
Producing, screenwriting and post-directing various Fremantle productions in Finland and internationally in 2016-2024.
additional PRODUCTION WORK
Work as a production manager, line producer and a 1st AC at Flatlight Creative House and multiple international production service cases in Lapland 2014-2016.
Selected Story Development portfolio
SALATut elämät
Climate Lens Analysis, 2026
A Climate Lens Content Analysis.
An academic study of the content of the daily drama "Salatut Elämät", produced as the final project for Climate Communications course at the University of Helsinki (04/2026). Episodes were evaluated for visual elements, surroundings, dialogue and plot lines to assess alignment with climate-conscious storytelling.
DIVE
Will Peppercorn / Protagonist Picture (UK)
IN DEVELOPMENT.
Story editing for an environmental thriller feature DIVE, based on an award-winning short under the same name.
Set in Scotland, the film explores the themes of climate protection, corporate responsibility and moral shifts through a delicate portrayal of a fragmented relationship between a father working at oil rigs and a son deep in climate activism.
SOMA HELANG -
a song of flowers
Shubham Negi & Sourav Yadav (IN)
IN DEVELOPMENT.
Story editing for an climate-conscious drama feature set in the Indian Himalayas.
Director/writer Shubham Negi has been previously chosen by the Black List and he is one of the winners of Netflix's TakeTen grant.
"Soma Helang" was part of the TFL Green Narratives and has since been selected for South Asian Screen Futures and will be part of TIFF: The Market 2026.
an inconvenient doom
Niki Drozdowski / Look Up Productions (DE)
IN PRODUCTION.
Story editing and production consulting for a documentary by Niki Drozdowski, digging deep into the complicated potential existential threats of artificial intelligence systems, telling the stories of the experts and activists, and exploring why journalists, politicians and society might not react in time to avoid catastrophe.
falling into light
Katrine Eichberger / Telling Stories Productions (AT/DE)
IN DEVELOPMENT.
Stody editing for Falling into Light, a DE/CA co-production set in a Canadian small town. The screenplay for „Falling Into Light“ was a finalist in the Anchorage International Film Festival Screenplay Competition (2025) and was selected for JETS – Junior Entertainment Talent Slate (2026).
Other relevant work
guest speaker
Sustainable Production, Climate Narratives
- Digital Creative Industries and Beyond (DCIB), Metropolia - Pilot-programme for eco-coordination 2025 & 2026
- Omnia, FilmSkills, 2025
- Ambitchiously Intelligent - podcast by Valeria Kitsina and Eva Oskarsdottir, Episode 7, 2025
- Fremantle Finland, 2024
academic work
Climate University / University of Helsinki
- Climate Communications
- Leadership for Sustainable Change
- Solutions.now
Screenwriting
Development of features with climate narratives:
The Place Beyond
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Unknown Artist
